Determinants of cerebral radionecrosis in animal models: A systematic review.
Animal models
Brain metastases
Brain tumors
CyberKnife®
Gamma Knife
Hypofractionation
Radionecrosis
Single fraction
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
Journal
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
ISSN: 1879-0887
Titre abrégé: Radiother Oncol
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 8407192
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 Jul 2024
25 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
26
11
2023
revised:
13
06
2024
accepted:
11
07
2024
medline:
28
7
2024
pubmed:
28
7
2024
entrez:
27
7
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Radionecrosis is a common complication in radiation oncology, while mechanisms and risk factors have yet to be fully explored. We therefore conducted a systematic review to understand the pathogenesis and identify factors that significantly affect the development. We performed a systematic literature search based on the PRISMA guidelines using PubMed, Ovid, and Web of Science databases. The complete search strategy can be found as a preregistered protocol on PROSPERO (CRD42023361662). We included 83 studies, most involving healthy animals (n = 72, 86.75 %). High doses of hemispherical irradiation of 30 Gy in rats and 50 Gy in mice led repeatedly to radionecrosis among different studies and set-ups. Higher dose and larger irradiated volume were associated with earlier onset. Fractionated schedules proved limited effectiveness in the prevention of radionecrosis. Distinct anatomical brain structures respond to irradiation in various ways. White matter appears to be more vulnerable than gray matter. Younger age, more evolved animal species, and genetic background were also significant factors, whereas sex was irrelevant. Only 13.25 % of the studies were performed on primary brain tumor bearing animals, no studies on brain metastases are currently available. This systematic review identified various factors that significantly affect the induction of radionecrosis. The current state of research neglects the utilization of animal models of brain tumors, even though patients with brain malignancies constitute the largest group receiving brain irradiation. This latter aspect should be primarily addressed when developing an experimental radionecrosis model for translational implementation.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Radionecrosis is a common complication in radiation oncology, while mechanisms and risk factors have yet to be fully explored. We therefore conducted a systematic review to understand the pathogenesis and identify factors that significantly affect the development.
METHODS
METHODS
We performed a systematic literature search based on the PRISMA guidelines using PubMed, Ovid, and Web of Science databases. The complete search strategy can be found as a preregistered protocol on PROSPERO (CRD42023361662).
RESULTS
RESULTS
We included 83 studies, most involving healthy animals (n = 72, 86.75 %). High doses of hemispherical irradiation of 30 Gy in rats and 50 Gy in mice led repeatedly to radionecrosis among different studies and set-ups. Higher dose and larger irradiated volume were associated with earlier onset. Fractionated schedules proved limited effectiveness in the prevention of radionecrosis. Distinct anatomical brain structures respond to irradiation in various ways. White matter appears to be more vulnerable than gray matter. Younger age, more evolved animal species, and genetic background were also significant factors, whereas sex was irrelevant. Only 13.25 % of the studies were performed on primary brain tumor bearing animals, no studies on brain metastases are currently available.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
This systematic review identified various factors that significantly affect the induction of radionecrosis. The current state of research neglects the utilization of animal models of brain tumors, even though patients with brain malignancies constitute the largest group receiving brain irradiation. This latter aspect should be primarily addressed when developing an experimental radionecrosis model for translational implementation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39067705
pii: S0167-8140(24)00714-X
doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110444
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
110444Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.